Method for removal of temporary support system for road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap, and equipment therefor

ABSTRACT

A method for removal of a temporary support system for a road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap, and equipment therefor. The removal method comprises the following steps: removing cantilever beams; removing lateral pier support systems and loading same onto a truck; removing outer-side main beam sections connected to lateral pier support systems and loading same onto a truck; removing, horizontally displacing, and lowering a main beam middle section connected to the main pier support system; hoisting, lowering, and laying flat a main truss system, and loading same onto a truck; and removing a main pier vertical support system and a pad beam.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a removal method, and in particular, toa method for removal of a temporary support system for a road bridgepre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap.

The present invention further relates to removal equipment applicable tothe foregoing removal method.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

Generally, for main bridges with the same area, the approximate cost ofusing cast-in-place box girders is greater than the approximate cost ofusing pre-fabricated small box girders. Therefore, in terms of costsaving, the construction cost can be greatly reduced by choosingpre-fabricated small box girders for constructing a bridge deck of aroad bridge. In addition, such a construction manner can further reducethe construction period.

When the bridge deck of the road bridge is constructed by usingpre-fabricated small box girders, a plurality of pre-fabricated smallbox girders parallel to each other span two adjacent bridge piers in thelongitudinal direction of the bridge deck (the length extensiondirection of the bridge deck). Pre-fabricated small box girders betweentwo adjacent spans need to be spliced by a bent cap to implement thecontinuous pavement of the bridge deck.

During the construction of the foregoing bridge deck of the road bridge,a support system needs to be built in advance. For example, in a methodof constructing a post-cast concealed bent cap for transforming asimply-supported girder into a continuous girder in Chinese PatentCN101538831A, a temporary support system is disclosed, in which Φ273×7triple steel pipes are used as a vertical support (a pillar spacing is12.5 m), and double 56 a I steel is disposed as a temporary supportgirder for a hollow slab girder. In addition, to reduce a support girderspan, a diagonal strut is added at the bottom of the vertical support,and various connecting rods are arranged for the diagonal strut toreduce a calculated length of the diagonal strut and improve the overallstability of a bracket system, so that the lower support forms a trusssystem. Because the support system is designed for the construction of aroad bridge with a main bridge being a PC hollow slab girder (a span is20 m, a girder height is 90 cm, and the weight of a single girder is22.2 tons), for the construction of a road bridge with a main bridgebeing a pre-fabricated small box girder (90 ton/piece, which is morethan three times the weight of a PC hollow slab girder). Such a supportsystem has a limited load-bearing capacity and is therefore notapplicable. In addition, more importantly, the support system is limitedto the area of a bearing platform, and in the used truss system, toreduce a length ratio of a main support pillar, dense rod members aredisposed in a support area. During construction, vehicles (used fortransporting components or pre-fabricated small box girders of thesupport system) cannot pass. As a result, the removal of the supportsystem is required, and it is impossible to adequately increase thetransportation capacity to improve the construction efficiency of thebridge deck.

SUMMARY

The present invention provides a method for removal of a temporarysupport system for a road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-typeconcealed bent cap, so that after a road bridge pre-fabricated small boxgirder-type concealed bent cap is constructed, a temporary supportsystem for the road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-typeconcealed bent cap built before the road bridge pre-fabricated small boxgirder-type concealed bent cap is constructed can be effectivelyremoved.

To achieve the foregoing technical objective, the present inventionadopts the following technical solutions:

A method for removal of a temporary support system for a road bridgepre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap includes thefollowing steps:

(1) removing cantilever beams:

first lifting the cantilever beams with a truck crane, then removingconnections between the cantilever beams and a main beam, and finallylifting the cantilever beams with the truck crane to a flatbed truck forremoval;

(2) removing lateral pier support systems and loading same onto a truck:

near two ends of an outer-side main beam section in the length extensiondirection, lifting a side close to each lateral pier support system byusing first hoisting equipment, hoisting a side close to a main piersupport system by using second hoisting equipment, and then removingconnections between the outer-side main beam section and lateral piervertical supports, so that the lateral pier vertical supports can behoisted onto a flatbed truck by using a truck crane;

(3) removing the outer-side main beam section connected to the lateralpier support system and loading same onto a truck:

after the lateral pier vertical support is removed and a connectionbetween the outer-side main beam section and a main beam middle sectionis removed, simultaneously starting the first hoisting equipment and thesecond hoisting equipment used in step (2), lowering the outer-side mainbeam section to the ground, then pulling the outer-side main beamsection outside the projection area of a pre-fabricated small box girderby using a truck crane, and hoisting the outer-side main beam sectiononto a flatbed truck;

(4) removing, horizontally displacing, and lowering the main beam middlesection connected to the main pier support system:

after the main beam middle section is lifted by using movable hoistingequipment, removing a link between the main beam middle section and amain truss system, then starting a horizontal-displacement apparatus ofthe movable hoisting equipment, transporting a main beam section a neara midspan, then starting a lifting mechanism of the movable hoistingequipment, and lowering the main beam middle section onto a flatbedtruck;

(5) hoisting, lowering, and laying flat the main truss system andloading same onto a truck: starting the horizontal-displacementapparatus of the movable hoisting equipment, and enabling the movablehoisting equipment to reset; and hoisting the main truss system, andthen removing a constraint between the main truss system and a main piervertical support;

starting the horizontal-displacement apparatus, transporting the maintruss system near the midspan, and finally lowering and laying flat themain truss system by using the lifting mechanism of the movable hoistingequipment;

replacing a connecting position between the lifting mechanism indisplaceable hoisting equipment and the main truss system, until thedisplaceable hoisting equipment can move the main truss system in alying state to a flatbed truck; and

(6) removing the main pier vertical support system and a pad beam:

starting the horizontal-displacement apparatus, restoring the movablehoisting equipment at a section of the pre-fabricated small box girderabove the original support, hoisting the main pier vertical supportsystem, and then removing a link between the main pier vertical supportsystem and the pad beam; and then starting the horizontal-displacementapparatus to move the main pier vertical support system near themidspan, and finally starting an electric hoist to move the main piervertical support system to a flatbed truck.

Further, the first hoisting equipment used in step (2) includes acantilever crossbeam, a counter-pressure crossbeam, a first liftingmechanism, and an anchored pier head;

the cantilever crossbeam can be disposed spanning the width of theconcealed bent cap;

at least one counter-pressure crossbeam is disposed on the upper surfaceof the cantilever crossbeam;

the first lifting mechanism is fixed below the cantilever crossbeam; and

the anchored pier head is arranged at the top of the counter-pressurecrossbeam, an anchor bolt of the anchored pier head is fixed to thecast-in-place concealed bent cap, and the cantilever crossbeam istightly pressed between the counter-pressure crossbeam and thecast-in-place concealed bent cap through anchoring of the cast-in-placeconcealed bent cap by the anchored pier head fixed on thecounter-pressure crossbeam.

Further, the second hoisting equipment used in step (2) includes asupporting crossbeam, a foundation beam, and a second lifting mechanism;and the foundation beam includes a foundation beam a and a foundationbeam b;

the supporting crossbeam spans above two adjacent pre-fabricated smallbox girders; and one end of the supporting crossbeam is fixed to thecast-in-place concealed bent cap by the foundation beam a, whereas theother end is fixed to a top pad beam arranged on the pre-fabricatedsmall box girder by the foundation beam b; andthe second lifting mechanism is supported in a lifted manner on thesupporting crossbeam, and a lifting end of the second lifting mechanismcan pass through a gap between the two adjacent pre-fabricated small boxgirders to be fixed to a side, close to the main pier support system, ofthe outer-side main beam section.

Further, the movable hoisting equipment used in step (4) includes thehorizontal-displacement apparatus, the lifting mechanism, and a movingcart that can be driven by the power of the horizontal-displacementapparatus to carry the lifting mechanism to reciprocate along a movabletrack; and the lifting mechanism is assembled on the moving cart, and alifting end of the lifting mechanism can pass through a gap between twoadjacent pre-fabricated small box girders to be fixed to the main beammiddle section;

the movable track is paved in the longitudinal direction; andthe horizontal-displacement apparatus includes a power mechanism, and anoutput end of the power mechanism is fixed to the moving cart by atraction steel wire rope; and the power mechanism is arranged in thearea of the cast-in-place concealed bent cap by a counterforce bracket.

Further, the moving cart includes a support crossbeam and a foundationcrossbeam; the upper end of the foundation crossbeam is fixed to thesupport crossbeam, whereas the lower end is provided with a roller wheelmovable along the movable track; and the lifting mechanism is assembledon a supporting crossbeam.

Further, two horizontal-displacement apparatuses, two moving carts, andtwo movable tracks are symmetrically distributed on two sides of thecenterline of a road in the transverse direction.

Further, a power source of the horizontal-displacement apparatus is acontinuous jack, and the continuous jack is fixed to the area of thecast-in-place concealed bent cap by a counterforce frame.

Further, the bottom of the counterforce frame is anchored in theconcealed bent cap, whereas a manual hoist used for hoisting thecontinuous jack is disposed at the top.

Another technical objective of the present invention is to provideremoval equipment for a temporary support system for a road bridgepre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap, including ahorizontal-displacement apparatus, a lifting mechanism, and a movingcart that can be driven by the power of the horizontal-displacementapparatus to carry the lifting mechanism to reciprocate along a movabletrack;

the lifting mechanism is assembled on the moving cart, and a lifting endof the lifting mechanism can pass through a gap between two adjacentpre-fabricated small box girders to be fixed to a main beam middlesection; the movable track is paved in the longitudinal direction; andthe horizontal-displacement apparatus includes a power mechanism, and anoutput end of the power mechanism is fixed to the moving cart by atraction steel wire rope; and the power mechanism is arranged in thearea of the cast-in-place concealed bent cap by a counterforce bracket.

Further, two horizontal-displacement apparatuses, two moving carts, andtwo movable tracks are symmetrically distributed on two sides of thecenterline of a road in the transverse direction.

According to the foregoing technical solution, compared with the priorart, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

This application resolves the removal of a large-scale temporarymeasurement structure (the temporary support system for a road bridgepre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap) in a limitedheadway state. In an aspect, in the technical solution, a plurality ofsets of temporary support members based on a pre-fabricated small boxgirder and a bent cap are provided, to implement the vertical hoistingof a member by an electric hoist. In another aspect, by means of acombination of “a continuous jack+a track cart”, to implement ahorizontal moment of a member. By means of the combination of aplurality of systems, a large-scale temporary support system in theprojection area of the pre-fabricated small box girder may be rapidlyremoved following completion of pre-fabricated small box girderconstruction, to obviate the need for the operating space used by suchequipment as traditional, heavy-duty truck cranes and crawler cranes. Inaddition, the system may further be widely applied to removal of othersimilar structures in limited space, thereby achieving adequateapplicability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a temporary support systemfor a road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bentcap,

in FIG. 1: 11—main beam; 12—first cantilever beam; 13—second cantileverbeam; 14—concealed bent cap; 15—pre-fabricated small box girder; 21—mainpier bearing platform; 22—main pier column; 23—main pier pad beam;24—main pier vertical support; 25—main truss system; 31—lateral pierbearing platform; 32—lateral pier column; 33—lateral pier pad beam; and34—lateral pier vertical support;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another temporary supportsystem for a road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-type concealedbent cap,

in FIG. 2: 11—main beam; 12—first cantilever beam; 13—second cantileverbeam; 14—concealed bent cap; 15—pre-fabricated small box girder; 21—mainpier bearing platform; 22—main pier column; 23—main pier pad beam;24—main pier vertical support; 25—main truss system; 31-1, first lateralpier bearing platform; 32-1, first lateral pier column; 33-1, firstlateral pier pad beam; 34-3, first lateral pier vertical support; 31-2,second lateral pier bearing platform; 32-2, second lateral pier column;33-2, second lateral pier pad beam; and 34-4, second lateral piervertical support;

FIG. 3 shows a method for removal of a temporary support system for aroad bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent capaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 4a is a schematic structural diagram of removal of cantilever beamsby using a single 25-ton truck crane according to the present invention;

FIG. 4b is a schematic structural diagram of removal of a lateral piervertical support system according to the present invention;

FIG. 4c is a schematic structural diagram of removal of a lateralpier-associated main beam according to the present invention;

FIG. 4d is a schematic structural diagram of removal of a mainpier-associated main beam according to the present invention;

FIG. 4e is a schematic structural diagram of horizontally displacing andlowering a main pier-associated main beam by using displaceable hangingequipment according to the present invention;

FIG. 4f is a schematic structural diagram of resetting displaceablehanging equipment and hoisting of a main truss system according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 4g is a schematic structural diagram lowering and laying flat amain truss system by using displaceable hanging equipment according tothe present invention;

FIG. 4h is a schematic structural diagram of loading a main truss systemin a lying state onto a truck by using displaceable hanging equipmentaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 4i is a schematic structural diagram of removing a main piervertical support system and a pad beam by using displaceable hangingequipment according to the present invention;

FIG. 5a is a schematic structural diagram of first hoisting equipment(in the longitudinal direction) in FIG. 4 c;

FIG. 5b is a schematic structural diagram of first hoisting equipment(in the transverse direction) in FIG. 4 c;

FIG. 6a is a three-dimensional structural diagram of second hoistingequipment (in the longitudinal direction) in FIG. 4 c;

FIG. 6b is a three-dimensional structural diagram of second hoistingequipment (in the transverse direction) in FIG. 4 c,

in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6: 11-1, outer-side main beam section; 4, secondhoisting equipment; 5, first hoisting equipment; 14, concealed bent cap;34, lateral pier support system; 5-1, pre-embedded bolt; 5-2, cantilevercrossbeam; 5-3, anchor backing plate; 5-4, anchored pier head; 5-5,counter-pressure crossbeam; 5-6, first electric hoist; 5-7, first steelwire rope; 4-1, supporting crossbeam; 4-2, second electric hoist; 4-3,foundation beam; 4-4, pad beam b; and 4-5, second steel wire rope;

FIG. 7a is a schematic structural diagram of a first displaceablelifting mechanism (in the longitudinal direction) in FIG. 4 d;

FIG. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a first displaceablelifting mechanism (in the transverse direction) in FIG. 4 d;

FIG. 7c is a structural diagram of a first horizontally displacementdriving mechanism in FIG. 4 d,

in FIG. 7a to FIG. 7c : 11-2, main beam middle section; 14-1, firstconcealed bent cap; 14-2, second concealed bent cap; 15, pre-fabricatedsmall box girder; 2, main pier support system; 41, first displaceablelifting mechanism; 42, first track component; 43, firsthorizontal-displacement apparatus; 51, second displaceable liftingmechanism; 52, second track component; 53, secondhorizontal-displacement apparatus;

41-1, support crossbeam; 41-2, foundation crossbeam; 41-3, electrichoist; 41-4, traction lifting lug; 41-5, traction steel beam; 41-6,lifting steel wire rope; 41-7, roller wheel; 41-8, basement of anelectric hoist; 42-1, movable track; 42-2, track pad beam a; 42-3, trackpad beam b; 43-1, jack support beam; 43-2, manual hoist support beam;43-3, manual hoist; 43-4, continuous jack; 43-5, counterforce bracket;and 43-6, anchoring screw.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutionsin the embodiments of the present invention with reference to theaccompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.Apparently, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of thepresent invention rather than all the embodiments. The followingdescription of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrativein nature and is in no way intended to pose any limitation on thepresent invention and its application or use. All other embodimentsobtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on theembodiments of the present invention without creative efforts fallwithin the protection scope of the present invention. Unlessspecifically stated otherwise, the relative arrangements, expressions,and values of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments donot limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, it should beunderstood that for ease of description, the dimensions of the variousparts shown in the drawings are not drawn in accordance with actualscale relationships. Techniques, methods, and apparatuses known to thoseof ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail,but the techniques, methods and apparatuses should be considered as partof the authorized specification if appropriate. In all examples shownand discussed herein, any specific value should be interpreted to beillustrative only but not restrictive. Therefore, other examples of theexemplary embodiments may have different values.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as “on”, “above”,“on the surface of’, “upper”, etc. may be used herein to describe aspatial positional relationship between one device or feature andanother device or feature as shown in the figures. It should beunderstood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompassdifferent orientations of the device in use or operation in addition tothe orientation of the device depicted in the figures. For example, if adevice in the figures is turned upside down, the device described as“above other devices or structures” or “on other devices or structures”will be positioned as “below other devices or structures” or “underother devices or structures”. Thus, the exemplary term “above” mayinclude both orientations of “above” and “below”. The device may also bepositioned in other different manners (the device is rotated by 90degrees or positioned in other orientations).

For ease of description of a method for removal of a temporary supportsystem for a road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-type concealedbent cap in the present invention, an object to be removed in thepresent invention needs to be described herein in advance: a temporarysupport system for a road bridge pre-fabricated small box girder-typeconcealed bent cap. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show two different embodiments ofthe temporary support system. Details are recorded as follows:

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment discloses a cantilever supportsystem, used for supporting a road bridge pre-fabricated small boxgirder-type concealed bent cap. The support system includes a main beam11, a main pier support system, and a lateral pier support system 34.The main beam 11 is arranged on the transverse side of (“transverse”refers to the width direction of a bridge deck of a road bridge, thatis, the horizontal direction in FIG. 1) road bridge piers, and is formedby splicing two sections, including a main beam section a supported bythe main pier support system and a main beam section b with one endsupported on the lateral pier support system 34 and the other endcapable of being spliced to the main beam section a. the road bridgepiers includes a main pier and a lateral pier. The main pier includes amain pier bearing platform 21 and a main pier column 22 disposed on themain pier bearing platform 21. The lateral pier includes a lateral pierbearing platform 31 and a lateral pier column 32 disposed on the lateralpier bearing platform 31.

To reduce the cost of temporary measures and reduce the steel structureusage of the main beam 11, correspondingly a first cantilever beam 12and a second cantilever beam 13 are separately assembled at two ends ofthe main beam 11 for use as a construction operation platform and asupport platform for a bracket of a part of the cast-in-place concealedbent cap. Cantilever beams use a variable-cross section I-shapedstructure. To match with the main beam 11, the cantilever beams are in adouble state, and the width of a single girder flange slab is consistentwith the width of a flange of a single main beam 11 of the main beam 11.The cantilever beams and the main beam 11 are connected by ahigh-strength bolt.

The main pier support system is disposed on the transverse side of amain pier area and is located under the main beam 11. The lower end ofthe main pier support system is fixed to the main pier bearing platform21, whereas the upper end is fixed to the main beam 11. In the drawing,the main pier support system is disposed on the outer side of the mainpier column 22 in the transverse direction.

To meet road bridge support requirements for pre-fabricated small boxgirder-type concealed bent caps, the main pier support system in thepresent invention includes a main pier pad beam 23, a main pier verticalsupport 24, and a main truss system 25.

The main truss system 25 includes a top chord slab, a bottom chord slab,and a W-shaped truss disposed between the top chord slab and the bottomchord slab. The W-shaped truss is formed by two external web rods andtwo internal web rods. The two internal web rods form an invertedV-shaped member at a middle position of the W-shaped truss. The twoexternal web rods are symmetrically arranged on the outer side of theinverted V-shaped member, and a tilt angle of the external web rodrelative to a bottom chord rod is 42.3° (preferably not less than 40°).In addition, the total length of the truss does not exceed the maximumlength of 17 m of a universal flatbed truck. Therefore, when it ischosen that the total length of a top chord rod is 16 meters and thetotal height of the W-shaped truss is 5 m, a tilt angle of the internalweb rod is 65 degrees.

There are two main pier vertical supports 24, including a first mainpier vertical support 24 and a second main pier vertical support 24,both disposed between the lower end of the W-shaped truss and the padbeam. The upper ends of the first main pier vertical support and thesecond main pier vertical support 24 can both be connected and fixed tothe lower surface of the bottom chord slab by a detachable connectingmember b, whereas the lower ends of the first main pier vertical supportand the second main pier vertical support 24 can be fixed to the mainpier pad beam 23 by a detachable connecting member c.

A joint site (connected by a flange connection) between the first mainpier vertical support 24 and the bottom chord slab is disposedcorresponding to a position of the joint site E, and a joint site(connected by a flange connection) between the second main pier verticalsupport 24 and the bottom chord slab is disposed corresponding to aposition of the joint site F.

The lateral pier support system 34 is disposed on the transverse side ofa lateral pier area and is located below the main beam 11. The lower endof the lateral pier support system 34 is fixed to the lateral pierbearing platform 31, whereas the upper end is fixed to the main beam 11.In the drawing, the lateral pier support system 34 is disposed on theouter side of the lateral pier column 32 in the transverse direction.

Specifically, the lateral pier support system 34 includes a lateral piervertical support. The upper end of the lateral pier vertical support isfixed and connected to the main beam 11 by a flange connection by usinga bolt fastening member, whereas the lower end is fixed to the lateralpier bearing platform 31 by welding fixation.

A lateral pier support area is affected by the bending effect of themain beam 11 to cause nonuniform stress distribution in the supportarea. Due to the problem of a support point, a peak stress of the mainbeam 11 appears near the pad beam connected to the lateral pier verticalsupport. Therefore, a pad beam system perpendicular to a web slab of themain beam 11 (that is, the pad beam web slab and the web slab of themain beam 11 are arranged at 90°) is disposed. A lateral pier pad beam33 is formed by using a welded steel box girder. One support reinforcingrib is disposed on the lateral pier pad beam 33 at an interval of 20 cmin the length direction of the web slab, and at a position correspondingto the web slab of the main beam 11, reinforcing ribs are denselydisposed in the cross-sectional direction (the remaining reinforcementsare only arranged on the outer side of the web slab). In addition, toadapt to a stress concentration effect caused by the bending of the mainbeam 11, one longitudinal reinforcement is added on the outer side ofthe top slab, and corresponds to a partial support reinforcement of themain beam 11.

Embodiment 2

As shown in FIG. 2, differences between Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 ofthe present invention lie in that the support system in this embodimentis a temporary large-span support system for a road bridgepre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap. The main beam11 is formed by splicing three main beam sections. The three main beamsections are a main beam section a, a first main beam section b, and asecond main beam section b. The main beam section a is joined to a maintruss system. One end of the first main beam section b is supported on alateral pier bearing platform of a first lateral pier, whereas the otherend is spliced to one end of the main beam section a. One end of thesecond main beam section b is supported on the lateral pier bearingplatform of a second lateral pier, whereas the other end is spliced tothe other end of the main beam section a. In addition, in thisembodiment, one lateral pier is separately provided on two sides of amain pier of a road bridge. Therefore, in the support system, onelateral pier support system is disposed for each lateral pier, and onemain pier support system is disposed for the main pier. A main beam issupported by the foregoing main pier support system and the lateral piersupport systems symmetrically disposed on two sides of the main piersupport system.

After an inter-span pre-fabricated small box girder 15 is hoisted inposition and the construction of the concealed bent cap 14 is completed,the foregoing temporary support system needs to be removed. The removalfollows the following principles:

1) removing cantilever beams and a distribution beam first, and thenremoving the main support system, mainly, an outer-side main beamsection 11-1, a main beam middle section 11-2, the main truss system, amain pier vertical support, a main pier pad beam, and a lateral piervertical support system;

2) keeping a 21-m main beam section (the main beam middle section 11-2),the main truss system, the main pier vertical support, and the main pierpad beam in a main pier area, and first completing the lateral piervertical support system and 12-m and 17-m main beam sections (theouter-side main beam section 11-1) related to the lateral pier verticalsupport system;

3) lateral pier support systems 34: removing a column first, and thenremoving the outer-side main beam section 11-1 of the main beam; and

4) a main pier support system 2: first removing the main beam middlesection 11-2 of the main beam, and then removing the truss, and finallyremoving the column and the main pier pad beam.

The machine for constructing the pre-fabricated small box girder 15mainly include four types: “1) a bridge-building machine”, “2) a truckcrane”, “3) a crawler crane”, and a “4) a gantry crane”. Inconsideration of the actual condition of the section of the concealedbent cap 14, only the truck crane can be selected for hoisting in thepresent invention mainly for the following reasons:

(1) The bridge-building machine requires sufficient vertical andhorizontal load-bearing capacities provided by the support system, andas a result there is relatively high potential safety hazards.

(2) The crawler crane requires an excessively long wait time, and haslow economic benefit.

(3) The gantry crane is limited by a variable-width section, and similarlarge-span heavy-duty equipment incurs extremely high use cost.

In summary, the present invention adopts a truck crane to operateequipment for constructing the pre-fabricated small box girder 15 of thesection of the concealed bent cap 14.

During the removal of the temporary support system, under the impact ofthe construction of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15, a truckcrane has limited operating space. Therefore, a specific mode needs tobe used for construction, and the key process includes the followingfour points:

1) The cantilever beams, the lateral pier vertical support, and the padbeam are located outside the projection area of the main beam, andtherefore a truck crane is used for hoisting and removal.

2) The outer-side main beam section 11-1 (the foregoing main beamsection b in Embodiment 1 or the first main beam section b or the secondmain beam section b in Embodiment 2) connected to the lateral piervertical support is first fixed to the concealed bent cap 14 (for thetemporary hanging structure, reference may be made to first hoistingequipment 5 in FIG. 5a and FIG. 5b for details) or the pre-fabricatedsmall box girder 15 (for the temporary hanging structure, reference maybe made to second hoisting equipment 4 shown in FIG. 6a and FIG. 6b fordetails) by an electric hoist. After the temporary support for thelateral pier is removed, a connection between the temporary support andthe main beam section a is removed, the electric hoist is then started,the outer-side main beam section 11-1 (the main beam section b, thefirst main beam section b or the second main beam section b) is loweredto the ground and then pulled outside the projection area of thepre-fabricated small box girder 15 by using a truck crane, and theouter-side main beam section 11-1 is hoisted onto a flatbed truck.

As shown in FIG. 5a and FIG. 5b , the first hoisting equipment 5includes a first lifting mechanism. A fixed end of the first liftingmechanism is fixed on the concealed bent cap 14, whereas a lifting endof the first lifting mechanism can be fixed to a side, close to eachlateral pier support system 34, of the outer-side main beam section11-1.

As shown in FIG. 6a and FIG. 6b , the second hoisting equipment 4includes a second lifting mechanism. The fixed end of the second liftingmechanism is partially fixed on the concealed bent cap 14 and ispartially fixed to the pre-fabricated small box girder 15 above theouter-side main beam section 11-1, whereas a lifting end of the secondlifting mechanism can pass through a gap between two adjacentpre-fabricated small box girders 15 to be fixed to a side, close to themain pier support system 2, of the outer-side main beam section 11-1.

The first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism haveconsistent structures and both include an electric hoist and a steelwire rope connected to a power output end of the electric hoist. An endportion of the steel wire rope can pass through a gap between the twoadjacent pre-fabricated small box girders 15 to be fixed to a side,close to the main pier support system 2, of the outer-side main beamsection 11-1. That is, the first lifting mechanism includes a firstelectric hoist 5-6 and a first steel wire rope 5-7 connected to a poweroutput end of the first electric hoist 5-6. An end portion of the firststeel wire rope 5-7 can pass through the gap between the two adjacentpre-fabricated small box girders 15 to be fixed to one side, close tothe main pier support system 2, of the outer-side main beam section11-1. The second lifting mechanism includes a second electric hoist 4-2and a second steel wire rope 4-5 connected to a power output end of thesecond electric hoist 4-2. An end portion of the second steel wire rope4-5 can pass through the gap between the two adjacent pre-fabricatedsmall box girders 15 to be fixed to another side, close to the main piersupport system 2, of the outer-side main beam section 11-1.

Specifically, the fixed end of the first lifting mechanism in thepresent invention is fixed on the concealed bent cap 14 by a firstfixation structure. The first fixation structure includes a cantilevercrossbeam 5-2, a counter-pressure crossbeam 5-5, and an anchored pierhead 5-4. The cantilever crossbeam 5-2 can be disposed spanning thewidth of the concealed bent cap 14. At least one counter-pressurecrossbeam 5-5 is disposed on the upper surface of the cantilevercrossbeam 5-2. The anchored pier head 5-4 is arranged at the top of thecounter-pressure crossbeam 5-5, and an anchor bolt (a pre-embedded bolt5-1) of the anchored pier head 5-4 is fixed to the cast-in-placeconcealed bent cap 14. The cantilever crossbeam 5-2 is tightly pressedbetween the counter-pressure crossbeam 5-5 and the cast-in-placeconcealed bent cap 14 through anchoring of the cast-in-place concealedbent cap 14 by the anchored pier head 5-4 fixed on the counter-pressurecrossbeam 5-5. An anchor backing plate 5-3 is disposed between theanchored pier head 5-4 and the counter-pressure crossbeam 5-5. The fixedend of the first lifting mechanism is fixed below the cantilevercrossbeam 5-2. As can be seen, in the present invention, at a mountingposition of the first lifting mechanism on the concealed bent cap of thepre-fabricated small box girder 15, there is only a concealed bent cap14 but there is no pre-fabricated small box girder 15. Therefore, thecantilever crossbeam 5-2 is arranged for the first fixation structure ofthe first lifting mechanism for support.

In the present invention, a fixed end of the second lifting mechanism isseparately connected to the concealed bent cap 14 and the pre-fabricatedsmall box girder 15 by a second fixation structure. Specifically, thesecond fixation structure includes a supporting crossbeam 4-1 and afoundation beam 4-3. There are two foundation beams 4-3: a foundationbeam a and a foundation beam b. One end of the supporting crossbeam 4-1is fixed to one end of the foundation beam a, and the other end of thefoundation beam a is fixed to the concealed bent cap 14 by a pad beam a.The other end of the supporting crossbeam 4-1 is fixed to one end of thefoundation beam b 4-4, whereas the other end is fixed to the pad beam b4-4 arranged on the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. The fixed end ofthe second lifting mechanism is fixed to the supporting crossbeam 4-1.The supporting crossbeam 4-1 spans above two adjacent pre-fabricatedsmall box girders 15. One end of the supporting crossbeam 4-1 is fixedto the cast-in-place concealed bent cap 14 by the foundation beam a,whereas the other end is fixed by the foundation beam b to the pad beamb 4-4 arranged on the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. As can beseen, the second fixation structure of the second lifting mechanism inthe present invention uses a simply-supported support girder structure,and the centerline of the supporting crossbeam 4-1 of the secondfixation structures is located in an interval between the pre-fabricatedsmall box girders 15. In addition, to ensure the overall stabilityduring hoisting, the simply-supported support girder is fixed by the twofoundation beams (the foundation beams a and b). In consideration thatthe center of the temporary support system is only 1.8 m (slightlygreater than a total width of 1.5 m of the concealed bent cap 14) awayfrom the centerline of a bridge pier, the foundation beam at one end ofthe supporting crossbeam 4-1 is located on the cast-in-place concealedbent cap 14, whereas the other end of the supporting crossbeam 4-1 islocated in the area of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. To adjusta height difference of 10 cm between the concealed bent cap 14 and thepre-fabricated small box girder 15, channel steel is arranged at thebottom of the foundation beam of the pre-fabricated small box girder andis used as a pad beam.

3) Two pieces of temporary movable hoisting equipment (referring to FIG.4d , FIG. 4e , and FIG. 7a to FIG. 7c ) supported on the pre-fabricatedsmall box girder 15 are used to fix the main beam section a in the mainpier area, then a link between the main beam section a and the maintruss system is removed, then a horizontal-displacement apparatus of themovable hoisting equipment is started, the main beam section a istransported near a midspan, and finally the electric hoist is started tolower the main beam section a onto the flatbed truck. For the details ofthe horizontal-displacement apparatus, reference may be made to FIG. 7c.

The two pieces of movable hoisting equipment are respectively firstmovable hoisting equipment and second movable hoisting equipment. Theroad bridge includes a plurality of bridge sections arranged in thelongitudinal direction. Each bridge section includes a plurality ofpre-fabricated small box girders 15 arranged in the longitudinaldirection of the road bridge and a first concealed bent cap 14-1 and asecond concealed bent cap 14-2 that are arranged in the transversedirection of the road bridge and are respectively cast in place at twoends of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. The first movablehoisting equipment and the second movable hoisting equipment aresymmetrically arranged on two sides of the centerline of the bridgesection in the transverse direction, and are respectively fixed to themain beam middle section 11-2 and a W-shaped truss. It is ensured thathanging points cover the main truss and a main beam system in a positionchange state in the transverse direction.

As shown in FIG. 4d , FIG. 4e , and FIG. 7a to FIG. 7c , each piece ofmovable hoisting equipment includes a displaceable lifting mechanism, atrack component, and a horizontal-displacement apparatus. The firstmovable hoisting equipment includes a first displaceable liftingmechanism 41, a first track component 42, and a firsthorizontal-displacement apparatus 43. The second movable hoistingequipment includes a second displaceable lifting mechanism 51, a secondtrack component 52, and a second horizontal-displacement apparatus 53.One end of the track component is fixed to the first concealed bent cap14-1, whereas the other end extends in the length direction of thepre-fabricated small box girder 15. The track component has a slit incommunication with the gap between two adjacent pre-fabricated small boxgirders 15. As shown in FIG. 4d , FIG. 4e , FIG. 7a , and FIG. 7b , thedisplaceable lifting mechanism includes a moving cart horizontallydisplaceable along the track component and a lifting mechanism with afixed end fixed to the moving cart. A lifting end of the liftingmechanism can sequentially pass through the slit of the track componentand the gap between the two adjacent pre-fabricated small box girders 15to be fixed to the main beam middle section 11-2 or the W-shaped trussbelow the first concealed bent cap 14-1. The horizontal-displacementapparatus is fixed to the second concealed bent cap 14-2, and a poweroutput end of the horizontal-displacement apparatus is fixed to themoving cart by a traction portion member. The moving cart is actuated bypower of the horizontal-displacement apparatus and is pulled by thetraction portion member to horizontally displace along the trackcomponent. In this embodiment, the traction portion member is a tractionsteel beam 41-5.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4d , FIG. 4e , FIG. 7a , and FIG. 7b , thetrack component includes a movable track 42-1. An end, located in thelongitudinal direction, of the movable track 42-1 is located above thefirst concealed bent cap 14-1, and the other end is divided in thelongitudinal direction into two subtracks having a slit, which arecorrespondingly a first subtrack and a second subtrack. The firstsubtrack and the second subtrack are paved along two adjacentpre-fabricated small box girders 15, and track pad beams arerespectively arranged between the first and second subtracks and thecorresponding pre-fabricated small box girders 15. There are a total oftwo track pad beams: a track pad beam a 42-2 and a track pad beam b42-3.

When the track is the movable track 42-1, it means that after assemblyand disassembly, the track can be detached for repeated use a next time.22 a I-steel (a track length of a single side of each bridge pier is 9.0m) is used for a single side of the track, and angle steel is welded atthe top for use as a lateral limiting member. A track pad beam is pavedat the bottom of the movable track 42-1. The track pad beam isperpendicular to the movable track 42-1 and is used for adjusting aheight difference between the section of the cast-in-place concealedbent cap and the section of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15.Further, the moving cart includes a support crossbeam 41-1 and afoundation crossbeam 41-2. There are two foundation crossbeams 41-2: afoundation crossbeam a and a foundation crossbeam b. The supportcrossbeam 41-1 is disposed spanning the first subtrack and the secondsubtrack. Two ends of the support crossbeam 41-1 are respectively fixedto one end of the foundation crossbeam a and one end of the foundationcrossbeam b in a one-to-one correspondence. The other end of thefoundation crossbeam a and the other end of the foundation crossbeam bare respectively placed above the first subtrack and the second subtrackby roller wheels 41-7 adapting to the track component. The liftingmechanism includes an electric hoist 41-3 and a lifting steel wire rope41-6 connected to the power output end of the electric hoist 41-3. Abasement 41-8 of the electric hoist is fixed at a middle position of thesupport crossbeam 41-1. An end portion of the lifting steel wire rope41-6 sequentially passes through the slit between the first subtrack andthe second subtrack and the gap between the two adjacent pre-fabricatedsmall box girders 15 to be fixed to the main beam middle section 11-2 orthe W-shaped truss below the first concealed bent cap 14-1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7c , the horizontal-displacement apparatusincludes a power mechanism. An output end of the power mechanism isfixed to a traction lifting lug 41-4 on the moving cart by the tractionsteel beam 41-5. The power mechanism is arranged in the area of thesecond concealed bent cap 14-2 by a counterforce frame component. Thepower mechanism is a continuous jack 43-4. The continuous jack 43-4 isfixed above the second concealed bent cap 14-2 by the counterforce framecomponent. The counterforce frame component includes a jack support beam43-1, a manual hoist support beam 43-2, a manual hoist 43-3, acounterforce bracket 43-5, and an anchoring screw 43-6. The jack supportbeam 43-1 is mounted at an upper end of the counterforce bracket 43-5,whereas the lower end is anchored to the second concealed bent cap 14-2by the anchoring screw 43-6. The manual hoist support beam 43-2 is fixedto the jack support beam 43-1. The fixed end of the manual hoist isfixed to the manual hoist support beam 43-2, whereas an actuation end ofthe manual hoist is fixed to the fixed end of the continuous jack 43-4.Manual hoist support beams 43-2 are symmetrically disposed at two endsof the jack support beam 43-1. The manual hoist can be fixed to eitherof the manual hoist support beams 43-2 at two ends of the jack supportbeam 43-1. Specifically, the counterforce frame uses a box-shaped crosssection and has a double-sided extension function. The bottom of thecounterforce frame is anchored in the concealed bent cap by finishrolled deformed steel bars. A manual hoist (used for hoisting thecontinuous jack 43-4) jig is disposed at the top of the counterforceframe, including two pieces of 45 a I steel and four pieces of 22 a Isteel perpendicular to the 45 a I steel. The manual hoist is hung at the22 a I steel.

4) The horizontal-displacement apparatus is started, the movablehoisting equipment at a section of the pre-fabricated small box girder15 is restored above the original support, the main truss system ishoisted, and a constraint between the main truss system and the mainpier vertical support is then removed.

5) A removal method similar to that for the main beam section a is used,and the main pier vertical support and the pad beam are hoisted onto aflatbed truck.

In summary, the core technologies for removing a bracket system for aconcealed bent cap lie in that 1) hoisting equipment for a section of aconcealed bent cap, 2) hoisting equipment for a section of thepre-fabricated small box girder 15, and 3) a horizontal-displacementapparatus.

The hoisting equipment for the section of the concealed bent cap is thefirst hoisting equipment 5 used for hoisting a side, close to theouter-side main beam section 11-1 (the main beam section b in Embodiment1 or the first main beam section b or the second main beam section b inEmbodiment 2), of each lateral pier support system. As shown in FIG. 4aand FIG. 4b , the hoisting section of the concealed bent cap does nothave the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. Therefore, a cantileversupporting crossbeam 4-1 is arranged, and the electric hoist is mounted.The cantilever supporting crossbeam 4-1 uses two counter-pressurecrossbeams 5-5 for fixation. The anchored pier head 5-4 is arranged atthe top of the counter-pressure crossbeams 5-5, and an anchor boltconstrained by the anchored pier head 5-4 is anchored to thecast-in-place concealed bent cap.

In summary, as can be seen, there are two types of hoisting equipment inthe area of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15 of the presentinvention. One type of hoisting equipment is the second hoistingequipment 4 used for hoisting a side, close to the outer-side main beamsection 11-1 (the main beam section b in Embodiment 1 or the first mainbeam section b or the second main beam section b in Embodiment 2), ofthe main pier support system 2, and uses a simply-supported supportgirder structure. The centerline of the support girder is located in aninterval between the pre-fabricated small box girders 15. In addition,to ensure the overall stability during hoisting, the simply-supportedsupport girder is fixed by two foundation beams, as shown in FIG. 6a andFIG. 6b . In consideration that the center of the support system is only1.8 m (slightly greater than a total width of 1.5 m of the concealedbent cap) away from the centerline of each bridge pier, the foundationcrossbeam 41-2 at one end of the support girder is located on thecast-in-place concealed bent cap, and the foundation at one end islocated in the area of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. To adjusta height difference of 10 cm between the concealed bent cap and thepre-fabricated small box girder 15, channel steel is arranged at thebottom of the foundation crossbeam 41-2 of the small box girder.

The other type of hoisting equipment is used for hoisting the main beamsection a (the main beam middle section 11-2) and the main truss systemlocated in the main pier area. In this case, in addition to meeting avertical lowering function, the support member further needs to have ahorizontal slide capability. Therefore, the horizontal-displacementapparatus is disposed at the bottom of the foundation crossbeam 41-2,and the movable track 42-1 is paved in the longitudinal direction. 22 aI steel (a track length of a single side of each bridge pier is 9.0 m)is used on a single side of the track, and angle steel is welded at thetop for use as the lateral limiting member. A track pad beam is paved atthe bottom of the movable track 42-1. The track pad beam isperpendicular to the movable track 42-1, and is used for adjusting aheight difference between the section of the cast-in-place concealedbent cap and the section of the pre-fabricated small box girder 15. Alifting lug structure used for the traction in the longitudinaldirection is disposed at one web slab of the support girder, as shown inFIG. 7a and FIG. 7 b.

The continuous jack 43-4 is used as a power source of thehorizontal-displacement apparatus of hoisting equipment for the mainpier area. The continuous jack 43-4 is arranged in the area of thecast-in-place concealed bent cap, and two continuous jacks 43-4 aredisposed in the transverse direction and are symmetrically arranged ontwo sides of the centerline of the road, to ensure that hanging pointscover the main truss and the main beam system in a position change statein the transverse direction.

The continuous jacks 43-4 in the longitudinal direction are disposed attwo ends of each member in operating members (or each one), and hoistingequipment in the same direction is controlled to move. A maximumtraction length of a single continuous jack 43-4 does not exceed 90 m.

As shown in FIG. 7c , in the horizontal-displacement apparatus, a singlecustomized counterforce frame is arranged in an arrangement area of thecontinuous jack 43-4. The counterforce frame uses a box-shaped crosssection and has a double-sided extension function. The bottom of thecounterforce frame is anchored in the concealed bent cap by finishrolled deformed steel bars. A manual hoist (used for hoisting thecontinuous jack 43-4) jig is disposed at the top of the counterforceframe, including two pieces of 45 a I steel and four pieces of 22 a Isteel perpendicular to the 45 a I steel. The manual hoist is hung at the22 a I steel.

Based on the foregoing principle and actual disclosure, as shown in FIG.3 and FIG. 4a to FIG. 4i , specific removement operations in the presentinvention include the following steps:

(1) removing cantilever beams:

as shown in FIG. 4a , first lifting the cantilever beams with a truckcrane, then removing connections between the cantilever beams and a mainbeam, and finally lifting the cantilever beams with the truck crane to aflatbed truck for removal;

(2) removing the lateral pier support systems 34 and loading same onto atruck: as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4b , near two ends of a main beamsection b in the length extension direction, lifting a side close toeach lateral pier support system 34 by using first hoisting equipment 5,hoisting a side close to a main pier support system 2 by using secondhoisting equipment 4, and then removing connections between the mainbeam section b and lateral pier vertical supports, so that the lateralpier vertical supports can be hoisted onto a flatbed truck by using atruck crane;

(3) removing the main beam section b connected to the lateral piersupport systems 34 and loading same onto a truck:

as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4c , after the lateral pier vertical supportis removed and a connection between the main beam section b and the mainbeam section a is removed, simultaneously starting the first hoistingequipment 5 and the second hoisting equipment 4 used in step (2),lowering the main beam section b to the ground, then pulling the mainbeam section outside the projection area of a pre-fabricated small boxgirder 15 by using a truck crane, and hoisting the main beam sectiononto a flatbed truck;

(4) removing, horizontally displacing, and lowering the main beamsection a connected to the main pier support system 2:

as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4d , after the main beam section a is liftedby using movable hoisting equipment, removing a link between the mainbeam section a and the main truss system, next, as shown in FIG. 4e ,starting a horizontal-displacement apparatus of the movable hoistingequipment, transporting the main beam section a near a midspan, thenstarting a lifting mechanism of the movable hoisting equipment, andlowering the main beam section a onto a flatbed truck;

(5) hoisting, lowering, and laying flat the main truss system andloading same onto a truck: as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4f , starting thehorizontal-displacement apparatus of the movable hoisting equipment, andenabling the movable hoisting equipment to reset; and hoisting the maintruss system, and then removing a constraint between the main trusssystem and a main pier vertical support;

as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4g , starting the horizontal-displacementapparatus, transporting the main truss system near the midspan, andfinally lowering and laying flat the main truss system by using thelifting mechanism of the movable hoisting equipment;

as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4h , replacing a connecting position betweenthe lifting mechanism in displaceable hoisting equipment and the maintruss system, until the displaceable hoisting equipment can move themain truss system in a lying state to a flatbed truck; and

(6) removing the main pier vertical support system and a pad beam:

as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4i , starting the horizontal-displacementapparatus, restoring the movable hoisting equipment at a section of thepre-fabricated small box girder 15 above the original support, hoistingthe main pier vertical support system, and then removing a link betweenthe main pier vertical support system and the pad beam; and thenstarting the horizontal-displacement apparatus to move the main piervertical support system near the midspan, and finally starting anelectric hoist to move the main pier vertical support system to aflatbed truck.

1. A method for removal of a temporary support system for a road bridgepre-fabricated small box girder-type concealed bent cap, the methodcomprising following steps: (1) removing cantilever beams: first liftingthe cantilever beams with a truck crane, then removing connectionsbetween the cantilever beams and a main beam, and finally lifting thecantilever beams with the truck crane to a flatbed truck for removal;(2) removing a lateral pier support system and loading same onto atruck: near two ends of an outer-side main beam section in a lengthextension direction, lifting a side close to the lateral pier supportsystem by using a first hoisting equipment, hoisting a side close to amain pier support system by using a second hoisting equipment, and thenremoving connections between the outer-side main beam section and alateral pier vertical support, so that the lateral pier vertical supportcan be hoisted onto a flatbed truck by using a truck crane; (3) removingthe outer-side main beam section connected to the lateral pier supportsystem and loading same onto a truck: after the lateral pier verticalsupport is removed and a connection between the outer-side main beamsection and a main beam middle section is removed, simultaneouslystarting the first hoisting equipment and the second hoisting equipmentused in step (2), lowering the outer-side main beam section to theground, then pulling the outer-side main beam section outside aprojection area of a pre-fabricated small box girder by using a truckcrane, and hoisting the outer-side main beam section onto a flatbedtruck; (4) removing, horizontally displacing, and lowering the main beammiddle section connected to the main pier support system: after the mainbeam middle section is lifted by using a movable hoisting equipment,removing a link between the main beam middle section and a main trusssystem, then starting a horizontal-displacement apparatus of the movablehoisting equipment, transporting a main beam section a near a midspan,then starting a lifting mechanism of the movable hoisting equipment, andlowering the main beam middle section onto a flatbed truck; (5)hoisting, lowering, and laying flat the main truss system and loadingsame onto a truck: starting the horizontal-displacement apparatus of themovable hoisting equipment, and enabling the movable hoisting equipmentto reset; and hoisting the main truss system, and then removing aconstraint between the main truss system and a main pier verticalsupport; starting the horizontal-displacement apparatus, transportingthe main truss system near the midspan, and finally lowering and layingflat the main truss system by using the lifting mechanism of the movablehoisting equipment; replacing a connecting position between the liftingmechanism in the movable hoisting equipment and the main truss system,until the movable hoisting equipment can move the main truss system in alying state to a flatbed truck; and (6) removing the main pier verticalsupport system and a pad beam: starting the horizontal-displacementapparatus, restoring the movable hoisting equipment at a section of thepre-fabricated small box girder above the original support, hoisting themain pier vertical support system, and then removing a link between themain pier vertical support system and the pad beam; and then startingthe horizontal-displacement apparatus to move the main pier verticalsupport system near the midspan, and finally starting an electric hoistto move the main pier vertical support system to a flatbed truck.
 2. Theremoval method according to claim 1, wherein the first hoistingequipment used in step (2) comprises a cantilever crossbeam, acounter-pressure crossbeam, a first lifting mechanism, and an anchoredpier head; the cantilever crossbeam can be disposed spanning a width ofthe concealed bent cap; at least one counter-pressure crossbeam isdisposed on an upper surface of the cantilever crossbeam; the firstlifting mechanism is fixed below the cantilever crossbeam; and theanchored pier head is arranged at the top of the counter-pressurecrossbeam, an anchor bolt of the anchored pier head is fixed to thecast-in-place concealed bent cap, and the cantilever crossbeam istightly pressed between the counter-pressure crossbeam and thecast-in-place concealed bent cap through anchoring of the cast-in-placeconcealed bent cap by the anchored pier head fixed on thecounter-pressure crossbeam.
 3. The removal method according to claim 1,wherein the second hoisting equipment used in step (2) comprises asupporting crossbeam, a foundation beam, and a second lifting mechanism;and the foundation beam comprises a foundation beam a and a foundationbeam b; the supporting crossbeam spans above two adjacent pre-fabricatedsmall box girders; and one end of the supporting crossbeam is fixed tothe cast-in-place concealed bent cap by the foundation beam a, whereasthe other end is fixed to a top pad beam arranged on the pre-fabricatedsmall box girder by the foundation beam b; and the second liftingmechanism is supported in a lifted manner on the supporting crossbeam,and a lifting end of the second lifting mechanism can pass through a gapbetween two adjacent pre-fabricated small box girders to be fixed to aside, close to the main pier support system, of the outer-side main beamsection.
 4. The removal method according to claim 1, wherein the movablehoisting equipment used in step (4) comprises thehorizontal-displacement apparatus, the lifting mechanism, and a movingcart that can be driven by the power of the horizontal-displacementapparatus to carry the lifting mechanism to reciprocate along a movabletrack; the lifting mechanism is assembled on the moving cart, and alifting end of the lifting mechanism can pass through a gap between twoadjacent pre-fabricated small box girders to be fixed to the main beammiddle section; the movable track is paved in a longitudinal direction;and the horizontal-displacement apparatus comprises a power mechanism,and an output end of the power mechanism is fixed to the moving cart bya traction steel wire rope; and the power mechanism is arranged in thearea of the cast-in-place concealed bent cap by a counterforce bracket.5. The removal method according to claim 4, wherein the moving cartcomprises a support crossbeam and a foundation crossbeam; an upper endof the foundation crossbeam is fixed to the support crossbeam, whereas alower end is provided with a roller wheel movable along the movabletrack; and the lifting mechanism is assembled on a support crossbeam. 6.The removal method according to claim 4, wherein twohorizontal-displacement apparatuses, two moving carts, and two movabletracks are symmetrically distributed on two sides of a centerline of aroad in a transverse direction.
 7. The removal method according to claim6, wherein a power source of the horizontal-displacement apparatus is acontinuous jack, and the continuous jack is fixed to the area of thecast-in-place concealed bent cap by a counterforce frame.
 8. The removalmethod according to claim 7, wherein a bottom of the counterforce frameis anchored in the concealed bent cap, whereas a manual hoist used forhoisting the continuous jack is disposed at the top.
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